Acanthaceae
Barleria

Barleria obtusa Nees

First published in Linnaea 15: 358 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Linnaea 15: 358 (1841).
  • —Anderson in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 31 (1863), excl. synonym B. barbata.
  • —Bandeira et al., Fl. Nat. Sul Moçamb.: 160, 191 (2007).
  • —Clarke in Fl. Cap. 5: 52 (1901).
  • —Compton, Fl. Swaziland: 554 (1976).
  • —Fabian & Germishuizen, Wild Fl. Nthn. S. Afr.: 390, pl.187 (1997).
  • —Nees in De Candolle., Prodr. 11: 231 (1847), excl. var. b.
  • —Obermeijer in Ann. Transv. Mus. 15: 169 (1933).
  • —Verdoorn in Fl. Pl. Afr. 25: t.998 (1946).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 29, 1899 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000394582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 29, 1899 Harvey [930] South Africa K000394581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 29, 1899 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000394579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000394580 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-11703.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images